Kotaku Rumor: Microsoft 6 months behind in game production for Durango

this falls inline with the rumored fab problems.

We've heard from other sources that Microsoft is not where they want to be at this point in the pre-launch development of Durango. A reliable source—one who was not part of our reporting about the Respawn game—tells us that Microsoft is as much as six months behind in producing content for the new console, despite an expected late-2013 launch. Another tells us that Microsoft recently cancelled several internal next-gen projects because they were not coming together as hoped. These sources have told us that, comparatively, Sony is in better shape and further along with hardware and software development for PlayStation 4.

We'd also heard from an industry insider that Microsoft was aggressively trying to sign exclusive games for Durango. Given the lack of internal development at Microsoft—their internal studios, while talented, are outnumbered by those of Sony and Nintendo—and given some of the apparent recent stumbles and slowdowns internally, signing an exclusive Respawn-EA game would suit the Durango quite well.

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that (developers) want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?"
--Kaz Hirai, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment

This is true read thread at gaf, insider claim heat issues. Also states Sony is having issues with the PS4 as well, they speak of possible delays

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that (developers) want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?"
--Kaz Hirai, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that (developers) want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?"
--Kaz Hirai, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment

Lol Holy hell that gaf thread. MS I hope it's not true, but seeing as how ms is once again banking on 3rd party exclusives (timed) Leaves me to believe that the in house studios is not performing up to par.

All these rumors (good or bad) is just making the wait unbearable....hurry up may 21

Lol Holy hell that gaf thread. MS I hope it's not true, but seeing as how ms is once again banking on 3rd party exclusives (timed) Leaves me to believe that the in house studios is not performing up to par.

All these rumors (good or bad) is just making the wait unbearable....hurry up may 2

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Yelp, all hell is breaking lose over ther. That thread is very entertaining and funny.

Misterx: MS have to delay or not have to delay...it sounded like a typo in previous mail and the right meaning is "have to delay"..
Insider: Ok the fabs are working around the clock to get a wafers that are at 20nm.. its very very hard but it can be done.. Ms have hired 3 fabs to cut and run NO !! basically the console could be delayed Ms wanted to ship it out around September 2013.. But I anomalously think 2014 its the main GPU that is the problem.. the only way to get this part in to a console so power and heat are not a factor is 20nm. Even tho I think this hardware will run hotter then xbox/s I would say around 10+ degrees but it will be designed to move heat around so that no RROD happen or hardware fails. When I asked what cooling would this need the rnd said straight up leave that to us.. I now that enhanced new sdk official console spec will be shipping around November which will be test wafer cuts. But if they don't get the wafers sorted and miss Novembers target then they could run an extra 8 to 10 weeks. The first party kits with this new hardware are available for Request for 1st party developer to get but its a very limited number so only the best have them and even then only the best developers in the house can touch the tech.. no body is aloud near it. I know ea only got 720 about 1 month ago.. its only a mock up console but close to final target. we have it but not like EA And there not dieing its the ps4 that has the problems.. but that will be sorted. The problem is there pushing so much tech in to box's not much bigger then what we have now.. But its needed and they will both deliver.. So I think xbox720 = 2014 but early around march

First time I think Misterxmedia has been on the same page as someone else.

I thought development on Durango started earlier than Orbis (PS4)? I wonder what the hold ups were related too.

Sigh, this worries me. I'd rather them wait and hammer out any 'problems' than all of us getting boxes that light aflame two weeks post launch.

Sony being the veteran hardware company it makes sense to me that they'd have less problems with the box itself even if they did start development a year later (which I now highly doubt since Cerny has stated how early they began work). Same way it makes sense that MS have made a more competent OS using less memory this gen.

Regarding the software well, the start of a new generation is really not the time you want to be cancelling games. They must have had damn good reasons

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